The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-26

went on, she said suis.znly, a y~~ -.
myself offended You are mad OF me rs a
bold. bad childf Ii l. sos'
The srIaator, as yisibly becoming limp and
weak again behind his entertainments, man
aged to say, "Oh, nos then really" and
finally, ''Th-a-nks,'
"Iam here but for a day. i return 20 Cal
ifornia in a day, a. it were tomorrow I
shall never, never hear you speak in your
place in the Capitol of this great countryT
The senator said hastily that he fearcd-he
in fact was convinced-that his duty during
this session was required more at his desk, IN
the committee work, than in speaking, etc,
etc.
s.Ah,- said Carmen sadly, lit is true, then,
all this that 1 have heard Ii is true that
what they have told me-that you have given
up the great party-that your voice Is not
longer heard in the old-what you call this
e,I-the old isSuess-
IF any one has told you that, Miss DE
Hare" responded the senator sharply, 'he
has spoken foolisbly. You have been misin-
fornc,l May ask who"
ssAhr' said Carmen, Il know mott IL is in
the airI am a stranger. Perhaps L am dc
ceived. But il is of ALL I say to them, When
shall hear him speaks go day after day
to the Capitol, l watch him-the great eman-
cipator-but it Is of business, chit Is the
claim of that one, it is the tax eh! 1t l. the
inpost, il Is the postOfiice, but it Is the great
speech of human rights-never, never. lsay,
How arrives all thisF And some say, and
shake their heads, Never again he speaks
He is what you call 'played-yes, it Is 50, eh.
played out | know it mott IS a word
from Boston, perhaps. They say he has
eh, speak not tine English well-the party
he has shaken, 'shook'-yes-he has the party
shaken ehf Ii il right-ft is the language
of EO-ton, eh,"
..Pcrmt me to say, Miss De Haro," 70
turned the senator, rising with some asperity,
-talt you 81 m To have b,en unfortunate in
your seI,ction of aequaintances, AMI still
more 81 ia Your ideas OF the deTiyaiio.ls Of
the English tongue. The-er-the-er-ex
pressions you have quoted are not common
to Boston, but emanate, believe, from the
vest
Carmen De Haro contritely buried every
thing but her black eyes in her shawl
NO one ne continued, more gently, sit
ting down again, has the right to forecast
from my past what intend To do in tine fu-
ture, or designate the means | may choose to
serve the principles bold or the party / rep
resent Those my functions At the
same time should occasion or opportunity
for we are within a day or two of the close
of the session-"
Yes" interrupted Carmen sadly, II SEE
it will be some business, some claim, some
thing for somebody-ah! Madre dc Dios-
YOU will not speak and i"
"Whcn do you think of returningg~ asked
the senator, with grave politeness; 'when are
we to lose youF,
Il shall stay to the last-to the end of the
session. said Carmen. And l shall
60" She got up and pulled her shawl
viciOusly over her shoulders, with "A pretty
pettishness, perhaps the most feminine thing
she hal done that evening. Possibly, the
most genuine.
The senator smiled affably: "You do not
deserve TO be disappointed in either case; but
it is later than you imagine; let me help you
on the shorter distance in my carriage; it is
at the door"
He accompanied her gravely to the car
riagc. As it rolled away she buried her little
figure ia its ample cushions and chuckled to
herself, albeit little Historically When
she had reached her destination she found
herself crying, and hastily, AMI somewhat
ansrily, dried her eyes ~ she drew up at the
door of her lodgings.
How have you prosperedt" asked Mr.. Har-
lowe, of counsel for Royal Thatcher, as Inc
calamity assisted her from the carriage Il
have been waiting here for two hours; your
interview must have been prolonged-that
a good sign"
"Doat ask me now" said Carmen, a little
savagely, I'm worn out and tired"
MIR. Harlowe bowed. Il trust you viii he
better tomorrow. for we expect friend,
Mr. Thatcher"
Garments brown cheek flushed signify.
~He should have been here before. Where is
hei What was h. dOEgF
~IIe was showed up ON the plains. He Is
coming as fast as steam carry him; but
he may be too late
Carmen did not reply
The lawyer fingered "How did you find
the great New England senator!r he asked,
with a slight professional levity
Carmen was tired, Carmen was worried,
Carmen was n little self-refroachful. and she
kindlcd easily. Consequently she said, icily:
Il found him a 0eHtlemcnF